Mad Dog McCree readme.txt


COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GAME

Question:   Why is the resolution poor?
Answer:     This is due to a number of reasons:
            1.  The CD ROM cannot handle the data transfer rate needed to
                keep up a sharper image. 
            2.  The computer has other tasks to perform during game play so
                it cannot dedicate itself to the video display.

            note: The pixel resolution inside the frame box is 
               about 256 x 160.


Question:   Where are the objects in the mine scene?
Answer:     Here are where the four objects are:
            lantern -   colored red, it is right above the skull.
            gold miners pan -  from the mine enterance, it is down and
                 to the left.
            shaft number 1 sign -  hanging from the gold mine entrance.
            pitch fork -  to the right of the screen. a little below the
                 middle of the screen.


TROUBLE SHOOTING MADDOG McCREE FOR THE IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES:

Before you start:
        Make sure your sound card is properly set up in Sound Blaster
        mode or emulation by:
             consulting your sound card installation manuals or
             contacting the manufacturer of your sound card

Problem:   video stops and/or no sound
Solution:  1.  Re-run the Maddog McCree installation program.
           2.  Click CANCEL on all options until no options are displayed.
           3.  Select OPTIONS from the menu bar.
           4.  Select SOUND from the sub-menu.
           5.  In the dialog box, select the appropriate address, IRQ, and
               DMA channels that concur with your sound card's Sound Blaster
               mode or emulation settings.  Then click on the OK button.
           6.  Then select FILE from the menu bar and click INSTALL. 
           

Problem:   no video inside frame box
Solution:  Sound card address, IRQ, and DMA values are of different values 
           than the maddog configuration file.  See above problem for 
           solution:    video stops and/or no sound


Problem:   video is slow and sound is choppy at the beginning of each scene
Solution:  A memory manager can sometimes cause performance degradation
           that can cause the sound to break up, so try removing it from
           your config.sys.  Unfortunately, sometimes video cards and/or
           CD ROM drives are not fast enough, and the game will break-up
           the sound to keep the video in synchronization with the sound.


Problem:   no use of the mouse in Maddog game-play
Solution:  Your mouse driver is the probable cause.  For proper game play
           operation, your mouse driver needs to be 100% Microsoft or
           Logitec compatible.


Problem:   error message when loading game:
             scene data corrupt...
Solution:  A bad Maddog CD ROM disk is the probable cause.
           Return the disk at the purchased location for an exchange.


Problem:   error message when loading game:
             cannot open file \photo7\maddog\blow.8b, sound file missing
Solution:  This error message comes from running the game from the CD ROM.
           The proper location to begin execution of the game is from
           the maddog subdirectory on your hard drive.
           At the command prompt, type:
                c:         [enter]
                cd maddog  [enter]
                maddog     [enter]


Problem:   I own a Sound Blaster ASP16 or 16 and there is a clicking sound in 
           the background.
Solution:  The wrong maddog executible file is being accessed on your CD ROM.
           1.  Re-run the Maddog McCree installation program.
           2.  Click CANCEL on all options until no options are displayed.
           3.  Select OPTIONS from the menu bar.
           4.  Select SOUND from the sub-menu.
           5.  In the dialog box, select the appropriate address, IRQ, and
               DMA channels for your sound card, and select Sound Blaster 16
               in the card type.  Then click on the OK button.
           6.  Then select FILE from the menu bar and click INSTALL.